Mbanda was speaking in a press conference yesterday while briefing the media about the preparations of September Parliamentary Elections.
He said that Rwandans will continue casting their votes through paper ballots system.
He said that electronic ballot faced challenges and affected countries to the extent that they are now still experiencing negative effects.
“Using electronic ballots is possible, African countries like Kenya used them but they did not succeed as they delayed elections and required them to use paper ballots,” he said.
Mbanda said that Rwanda continues to avoid using electronic ballots fearing that they can be invaded by hackers and affect the process.
“As we don’t have electricity across the country, we can use batteries, but these can get down and interrupt the electoral process or hackers can invade our technology and distract the process. We are using paper ballots and will continue to use it for many years to come,” he explained.
Preparations for September Parliamentary Elections continue with political parties submitting the lists of candidates Thursday.
According to NEC, the elections’ budget is Rwf5.4 billion.
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